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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Serranidae Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets
Subfamily: Serraninae
Genus: Chelidoperca

(See list of species below)



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8 species (see list below)

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Photo by Murdy, E.O./Ferraris, C.J., Jr.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm SL
Chelidoperca hirundinacea (Valenciennes, 1831)

Photo by Murdy, E.O./Ferraris, C.J., Jr.
 
Chelidoperca hirundinacea
[]

Photo by Bineesh, K K / Akhilesh, K V

Indian Ocean

Chelidoperca investigatoris (Alcock, 1890)

Photo by Bineesh, K K / Akhilesh, K V
 
Chelidoperca investigatoris
[]

Photo by Wass, R.C.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 13 cm SL
Chelidoperca lecromi Fourmanoir, 1982

Photo by Wass, R.C.
 
Chelidoperca lecromi
[]
No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 12.9 cm

 
Chelidoperca maculicauda
[Indian perchlet]
No picture found
Western Pacific

 
Chelidoperca margaritifera
[Pearly perchlet]

Photo by Osmany, H.B.

Western Indian Ocean

Chelidoperca occipitalis Kotthaus, 1973

Photo by Osmany, H.B.
 
Chelidoperca occipitalis
[]

Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan

Western Pacific
Max. Length 13 cm SL
Chelidoperca pleurospilus (Günther, 1880)

Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan
 
Chelidoperca pleurospilus
[]

Photo by Williams, J.T.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 8.4 cm SL
Chelidoperca santosi Williams & Carpenter, 2015

Photo by Williams, J.T.
 
Chelidoperca santosi
[Pogi perchlet]
8 Species of Family Serranidae with Genus Chelidoperca
(Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1831 Chelidoperca hirundinacea Western Pacific 15 SL
1890 Chelidoperca investigatoris Indian Ocean
1982 Chelidoperca lecromi Western Pacific 13 SL
2013 Chelidoperca maculicauda Indian perchlet Western Indian Ocean 12.9
1913 Chelidoperca margaritifera Pearly perchlet Western Pacific
1973 Chelidoperca occipitalis Western Indian Ocean
1880 Chelidoperca pleurospilus Western Pacific 13 SL
2015 Chelidoperca santosi Pogi perchlet Western Pacific 8.4 SL



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